Quick Take for Monday, March 18, 2019 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)
ABC’s Monday Premiere of ‘American Idol’ Earns 2nd to NBC’s ‘The Voice’
ABC’s ‘The Fix’ Debut Nearly Ties NBC’s ‘The Enemy Within’ for No. 1 at 10 p.m.
ABC Monday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. – 5.5 million and 1.0/4 in AD18-49):
- Airing from 8:00-10:00 p.m. against NBC’s “The Voice,” ABC’s Monday premiere of “American Idol” finished No. 2 in the 2-hour time period among Adults 18-49 (1.1/5-tie).
- At 10:00 p.m., ABC’s debut of “The Fix” nearly caught NBC’s “The Enemy Within” for No. 1 among Adults 18-49 (0.7/3 vs. 0.8/4) and tied for the lead with Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34, despite NBC’s advantage in the time slot with “The Voice” as a lead-in. “The Fix” debut improved upon the year-ago L+SD average for ABC’s “The Crossing” in the same time period from April-May by 7% in Total Viewers (4.4 million vs. 4.1 million) and held even with Adults 18-49 (0.7/3). Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 3/18/19.